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RECORD EVENT REPORT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

625 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026



...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES FOR SATURDAY MARCH 21...



A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 91 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES,

IOWA FOR SATURDAY MARCH 21. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF

86 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1938 AND 1907.



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WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE DES MOINES AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO

GENERAL LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED AT THE POLK COUNTY

COURTHOUSE. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, OBSERVATIONS MOVED TO THE DES

MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND HAVE REMAINED THERE UNTIL PRESENT.



TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION RECORDS DATE BACK TO AUGUST 1,

1878 WITH SNOWFALL DATING BACK TO DECEMBER 1, 1884.



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